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$k$-free lattice points in random walks

Number Theory 2022-02-08 v1

Abstract

Let Z2\mathbb{Z}^2 be the two-dimensional integer lattice. For an integer k1k\geq 1, a non-zero lattice point is kk-free if the greatest common divisor of its coordinates is a kk-free number. We consider the proportions of kk-free and twin kk-free lattice points on a path of an α\alpha-random walker in Z2\mathbb{Z}^2. Using the second-moment method and tools from analytic number theory, we prove that these two proportions are 1/ζ(2k)1/\zeta(2k) and p(12p2k)\prod_{p}(1-2p^{-2k}), respectively, where ζ\zeta is the Riemann zeta function and the infinite product takes over all primes.

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@article{arxiv.2202.02449,
  title  = {$k$-free lattice points in random walks},
  author = {Kui Liu and Shunqi Ma},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2202.02449},
  year   = {2022}
}
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